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The State Hornet

The student news site of Sacramento State University

The State Hornet

Student news without fear or favor
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Accounting professor Todd Jensen voted ‘Best Professor’ at Sac State

John Ferrannini May 11, 2017

Click here for full results. Todd Jensen, a Sacramento State accounting professor since 2000, won the Best of Sac State poll in the category of best professor. Jensen said that teaching is “in...

Management personnel at Sacramento State had a 20.9 percent increase in total compensation from 2007-2008 to 2015-2016. (Infographic by Pierce Grohosky)

Sac State administrators saw biggest gains over past decade

John Ferrannini May 4, 2017

Increases in administrative pay at Sacramento State have outpaced growth among other employee groups, according to information obtained from the California State Auditor’s office in the wake of its report...

(Illustration by Pierce Grohosky)

Throwback Thursday: How much has Sac State really changed in its history?

John Ferrannini May 4, 2017

Sacramento State is dotted with construction projects, plagued by difficult parking, rising tuition, rising rent prices in the surrounding area and awaiting a tobacco ban. But how much have the day-to-day...

Sacramento State student Isaiah Alexander, 27, passed away Saturday after a years-long battle with renal medullary carcinoma. Members of the campus community mourned his loss Monday and plan to pay tribute to Alexander with a slideshow in the University Union on Wednesday. (Photo by Francisco Medina)

Campus community mourns loss of ‘caring, loving’ student

John Ferrannini May 1, 2017

Members of the campus community are mourning the loss of Sacramento State student Isaiah Alexander, who died Saturday of renal medullary carcinoma, a rare form of cancer that attacks the kidneys. He was...

Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva, D-Fullerton, pictured in her office in the California State Capitol in Sacramento on April 19. Quirk-Silva introduced Assembly Bill 393, which would freeze tuition at all three systems of higher education in the state through the 2019-2020 academic year. (Photo by John Ferrannini)

California lawmakers focus on CSU costs following tuition hike

John Ferrannini April 30, 2017

Video by Kameron Schmid, Sami Soto and John Ferrannini RELATED: check out our article on the lawmakers budget proposals here.

Users of electronic cigarettes should follow the same courtesies that traditional cigarette smokers are accustomed to — such as not puffing in indoor public places. (Photo courtesy of Vaping360 / Flickr)

OPINION: Leave your vaping outdoors

John Ferrannini April 28, 2017

Most laws and restrictions that prohibit traditional cigarette smoking also ban vaping, but that doesn’t stop some from thinking that they can and should be able to blow their blueberry scented water...

Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva, D-Fullerton, pictured in her office in the California State Capitol in Sacramento on April 19. Quirk-Silva introduced Assembly Bill 393, which would freeze tuition at all three systems of higher education in the state through the 2019-2020 academic year. (Photo by John Ferrannini)

California lawmakers focus on CSU costs following tuition hike

John Ferrannini April 27, 2017

As students and faculty lobby the Legislature to fully fund the California State University’s budget for the upcoming academic year after the Board of Trustees approved a tuition increase,...

(Graphic by Pierce Grohosky)

Next steps unclear as Sac State, CSU implement tobacco ban

John Ferrannini April 27, 2017

CSU Chancellor Timothy White issued an executive order on April 7 mandating that all 23 campuses be smoke- and tobacco-free by Sept. 1. The ban not only covers traditional cigarettes but other tobacco...

‘Expiring password’ email is phishing attempt, school says

‘Expiring password’ email is phishing attempt, school says

John Ferrannini April 24, 2017

An email claiming to facilitate password updates for My Sac State accounts is really a phishing attempt, according to a campus wide email sent by the Office of Information Security on Monday. The phishing...

(Photos by John Ferrannini)

#SacStateSays: Should public use of marijuana be legal in California?

John Ferrannini April 20, 2017

Last year Proposition 64 legalized marijuana in California, yet it remains illegal to use cannabis in public or in places where tobacco use isn't allowed. We asked Sacramento State students what they think...

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